Selena's Concert FALLEN DOWN.......

Selena Gomez stars in the Disney show "Wizards of Waverly Place" and the film "Ramona and Beezus," which is currently in theaters.

Selena Gomez has canceled appearances at state fairs in Delaware and Ohio because of strained vocal chords.

"I am extremely disappointed to cancel these shows," the Disney teen star said in a statement. "My fans mean the world to me and I was so excited to perform for them."

Delaware State Fair officials said the show could not be rescheduled before the end of the fair, and full refunds will be given to those who purchased their tickets directly from the Delaware State Fair. The Ohio show was rescheduled for November. Delaware fair officials said Allstar Weekend will perform in Gomez's place for free.

The 18-year-old is also readying her sophomore album with her band, The Scene. Tentatively titled "A Year Without Rain," the set is slated for a Sept. 28 release and will feature a song co-written and featuring background vocals from Katy Perry. "Round & Round," the album's lead single, is at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

U.K. Spoof of Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' Becomes YouTube Hit..........

An online parody of Jay Z's hit that swaps New York's metropolis for a modest Welsh port town has won hundreds of thousands of fans, the director of the spoof said Wednesday.

The video "Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)," a comic tribute to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's 2009 single "Empire State of Mind," has been viewed more than 1.65 million times on You Tube and drawn praise for its witty lyrics. Ymerodraeth is the Welsh word for empire.

MJ Delaney, a 24-year-old filmmaker, shot a near frame-by-frame recreation of the original music video, but in the less glamorous surroundings of the south Wales city -- about 140 miles (220 kilometer) west of London.

She said the concept began as a private joke with her boyfriend and their comedian friend, but soon snowballed into a film project.

"We just started singing different place names instead of New York, just as a joke, and we thought that Newport was funny. I don't really know why I decided to go the whole hog and make a film of it, but it just seemed like fun," the director said.

"When you're in Newport. Chips, cheese, curry makes you feel brand new, washed down with a Special Brew," the lyric reads, referring to a local fast-food meal and Special Brew, a type of super-strength beer.